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Long Road to Recovery Starts With First Step for Former Heroin Addict – Hometownlife.com

Long road to recovery starts with first step for former heroin addict – Hometownlife.com

Long road to recovery starts with first step for former heroin addict
Hometownlife.com
Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed to fight the “urgent public health crisis” of opiate addiction, noting that heroin overdoses have increased by 45 percent between 2006 and 2010. Mueller and Grossman spent weeks talking to

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Former Star Athlete Tells ‘Oprah Prime’ About Her Descent Into Heroin … – Huffington Post

Former Star Athlete Tells 'Oprah Prime' About Her Descent Into Heroin
Huffington Post
Now a college drop-out, Claire is addicted to heroin. She recently spoke with Oprah about her accelerated path from scholarship student to drug addict on an episode of "Oprah Prime" focusing on heroin addiction. "This was something I never saw coming," …

Heroin Addiction – Google News

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts – Palladium-Item

Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
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Bobbie Jo Rains, 28, left, and roommate Kayla Pauly, 24, at Cross Road Christian Recovery Center for Women. Rains is putting her life back together after heroin addiction and time in prison for crimes she committed. / Robert Sullivan/Palladium-Item …

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Bergen County among hardest hit in NJ epidemic of heroin deaths – NorthJersey.com


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Bergen County among hardest hit in NJ epidemic of heroin deaths
NorthJersey.com
Last week, a state task force on heroin and opiate addiction released an 88-page report calling for updated drug education programs in schools, improved oversight of painkiller prescriptions and expanded long-term treatment options, measures that might …

Heroin Addiction – Google News